Biden Maintains Lead in South Carolina

Authors: Sean McElwee, Executive Director of Data for Progress, Jason Ganz, CTO of Data for Progress,

From 2/23 to 2/27, Data for Progress Data for Progress surveyed 1416 likely voters in South Carolina. Likely voters were identified from the voter file and weighted to a likely electorate. Our margin of error is +/-2.6%.

Topline Results:

Biden - 34
Sanders - 25
Steyer - 13
Buttigieg - 13
Warren - 7
Klobuchar - 5
Gabbard - 3

After a string of disappointing finishes in the early contests of the race, Joe Biden maintains a substantial lead in South Carolina. Biden has maintained strong support from Black voters and also performs well among older, more moderate white voters. Despite receiving a bounce from his victory in Nevada, Sanders still lags well behind the former Vice President. Sanders’ strongest supporters, namely young voters, very liberal voters and hispanic voters are not able to put him over Biden in South Carolina.